May 20, 2013

Today
Autodesk is excited to reveal Line//Shape//Space,
a blog dedicated to helping small businesses in the design and drafting
space. We know that owning or working for a small firm can be very
rewarding, but there are also plenty of challenges.

Whether
you’re an architect, interior designer, landscape architect, solar-panel or
HVAC installer, electrician, contractor, building engineer, civil engineer,
product designer, or other professional creator, our aim is to help you run
your business better.

The
Small Business team at Autodesk has built a stable of talented contributors who
live, eat, and breathe the world of designing and drafting. And have also been
busy interviewing small-business experts for their valuable guidance. Here’s a
sampling of some recent posts:

That’s
just a start. If these kinds of articles appeal to you, please have a look
around and tell us what we’re missing by contacting us. Tell us: What can
we do to help make your small-business experience a little brighter?

October 31, 2012

To celebrate we are hosting a Facecast on Friday @ 10:30 am Pacific! Tune in to hear from Charlie Crocker and Micah Dickerson talk about some of the top downloads for AutoCAD, Inventor and Revit and show you how you can go about designing your own app.

We will also cover the new APPHACK @ AU competition that just launched and will be happening over the next couple of weeks (see Kean's recent blog post with all of the details).

Tune into the *LIVE* Facecast on Friday, Nov. 2 at 10:30 am Pacific right here (and in the meantime check out some of our past Facecasts!).

September 18, 2012

No, that’s not a typo in the header. I’m taking a slight detour today to post about an international charity organization whose mission is “to engage, amaze and inspire the community to work together raising canned food to feed hundreds of thousands of hungry people.”

Canstruction is a series of events where members of the local architecture & engineering community team up with grocery stores to collect canned goods and use them to build some absolutely amazing sculptures, helping to raise awareness of hunger issues.

Here’s a link to their upcoming events, in case there’s one near you. (If there is, you should definitely pay a visit.)

I took a field trip last week to the Washington, DC, event not only to admire the local ingenuity but also to test out the new 123D Catch for iPhone (more on that later).

Here’s one of my favorites (sorry for the blur):

Perkins + Will, “A Colorful Meal of Golden Proportions”

I loved not only the shape and color of this (it’s the basilica in St. Petersburg!), but also that they brought evidence of their planning:

See? There’s a CAD connection after all.

Perkins + Will weren’t the only ones to pre-model their sculpture. AECOM used Revit for their Liberty torch, but they didn’t display the sheets after the sculpture was done. (Anybody from AECOM want to send me some images? I’ll be happy to post them!)

September 06, 2012

Missed yesterday’s Take the Lead virtual event? It’s okay—the videos and presentations are still available for on-demand viewing.

I didn’t count the number of sessions, but it’s a LOT, and they’re all from your favorite Autodesk presenters. If you’re in Architecture, Construction, Infrastructure, MEP, Structural, Oil & Gas, or Utilities, there’s probably something there interesting for you.

Since the live event is over, you can’t chat with Autodesk reps in the event space, but each presenter has their contact info at the end of the session, so you’ll know where to turn if you have questions.

May 15, 2012

If you're in India, we invite you to join us for this free Autodesk Virtual Event to see how the latest Autodesk software can help you lead the way in bringing your ideas to life and transforming your business.

Our solutions for Building Information Modeling (BIM), Manufacturing, and Digital Entertainment Creation can help you gain greater production efficiencies, save time, stay within budget, and solve even the most complex production challenges. And now you can hear straight from Autodesk executives—including Lynn Allen, Technical Evangelist—and learn more about the latest AutoCAD® software, Autodesk Design Suites, the all-new Autodesk® 360, and more.

April 19, 2012

If you're in the Boston area, you have the unique opportunity to test drive some in-progress AutoCAD functionality and give your feedback and suggestions. This event, to be held at the Autodesk offices in Waltham on May 11th, is focused on testing productivity improvements for users who work with AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT extensively and regularly (at least 20 hours per week).

Seats are limited. If you’re interested in joining us in the Boston area for this special event, please respond to this survey by Monday, April 23rd.

March 22, 2012

Register now for the Autodesk Virtual Event to learn about the newest software, Suites and more. Special guests include Autodesk Executives and our Technical Evangelist Lynn Allen. View special presentations from our industry experts on known industry challenges and how Autodesk solutions can help solve them. You’ll also have the chance to chat with Autodesk insiders and get answers to all your questions about the new product offerings.

October 24, 2011

In this hour-long webcast, you will learn how a transition to cloud computing in the building industry is enabling a level of informed decision-making that was never possible in the past. As designers, architects, engineers, general contractors, energy auditors, and policy makers are able to access, analyze, and share vast amounts of data, the impact on reducing energy consumption and emissions can be enormous.